GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
promptto move to action : incite
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
suppliantsupplicant
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
mischancebad luck
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic