GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |