GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |