GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| disport | sport |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |