GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |