GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
appriseto give notice to : tell