GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reverberate | reflect |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |