GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
relegateto send into exile : banish
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
monotonytedious sameness
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial