GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |