GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |