GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| drab | slattern |