GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| tome | book |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| duration | continuance in time |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |