GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| fabricate | invent |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| expatriate | banish |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |