GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
reprisala retaliatory act
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form