GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count