GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amity | friendship |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| cohorts | companion |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |