GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |