GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleek | slick |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
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| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |