GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| writ | something written : writing |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |