GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| chivalrous | valiant |