GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
solicitto make petition to : entreat
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
expoundto set forth : state