GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |