GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| niggle | trifle |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |