GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |