GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |