GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |