GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| wont | accustomed |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |