GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |