GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |