GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| nurture | training |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |