GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| collate | to compare critically |