GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| steep | lofty |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |