GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |