GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
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convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary