GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| demerit | offense |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |