GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
endorseto write on the back of
emulateto strive to equal or excel
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
depleteto empty of a principal substance
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious