GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |