GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| clip | encompass |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| prattle | prate |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |