GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
schismdivision
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
premonitorygiving warning
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
censurea judgment involving condemnation
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss