GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pliant | pliable |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| engender | beget |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |