GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| faculty | ability |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| imbibe | drink |