GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| puerile | juvenile |
| calculated | apt |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| mystic | mystical |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |