GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |