GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
brevityshortness of duration