GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |