GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
strutto become turgid : swell
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
resurrectto raise from the dead
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
denominationan act of denominating
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted