GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
brevityshortness of duration
quotidianoccurring every day
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
auroraldawn
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure