GRE Word List

RUSE

a wily subterfuge

The meaning of the word ruse is a wily subterfuge.

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epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
invalidnot valid:
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
foregoto go before : precede
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed