GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
encircleto form a circle around : surround
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
vintnera wine merchant
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light