GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |