GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
efficacythe power to produce an effect
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning