GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |