GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |