GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |