GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |