GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| dally | to act playfully |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| rightful | just |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |