GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |