GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |