GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |