GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| hardy | bold |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| ignite | to set afire |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |