GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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WordMeaning
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
feintsomething feigned
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
handsomehaving a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
engenderbeget