GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| forebears | ancestor |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| enhance | heighten |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |