GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
swillwash
amphibianan amphibious organism
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter