GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |