GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |