GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commune | talk over |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |