GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |