GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |