GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
flirtto move erratically : flit
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
cadeta younger brother or son