GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |