GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| pilfer | steal |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |