GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| giddy | dizzy |
| document | proof |