GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
diversediffering from one another : unlike
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
rigto fit out with rigging
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
yoretime past and especially long past
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe