GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |