GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| boor | peasant |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| homespun | spun or made at home |