GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |