GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |