GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| random | a haphazard course |
| ebullient | boiling |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |