GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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flutedhaving or marked by grooves
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
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stem_fromarise from; originate from
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical