GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| fabricate | invent |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |