GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
abnegationdenial
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
embroiderto ornament with needlework
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
bestialof or relating to beasts
decreean order usually having the force of law