GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
aperturean opening or open space : hole
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink