GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| forlorn | bereft |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| trenchant | keen |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |