GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |