GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| query | question |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |