GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| provenance | origin |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |