GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| grate | grating |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |