GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| approbation | commendation |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |