GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |