GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| faculty | ability |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |