GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |