GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| aver | to declare positively |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |