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 |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |