GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |