GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |