GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| armada | a fleet of warships |