GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |