GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| medium | something in a middle position |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |