GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| clime | climate |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| warranted | sanction |