GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| obscure | dark |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |