GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |