GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |