GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| impinge | encroach |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |