GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |