GRE Word List
RUSE
a wily subterfuge
The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| culvert | a transverse drain |