GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |