GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
broachbrooch