GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| calorific | caloric |