GRE Word List
WILY
full of wiles : crafty
The meaning of the word wily is full of wiles : crafty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| lag | one that lags or is last |