GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |