GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| quarry | game |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |