GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| retrench | cut down |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |