GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poise | balance |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |