GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| endue | provide |