GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |