GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.

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WordMeaning
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
pontificalepiscopal attire
unkemptnot combed
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack