GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| plait | pleat |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |