GRE Word List
SLY
wise in practical affairs
The meaning of the word sly is wise in practical affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| rabies | an 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 |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| digression | the 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 |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| expound | to set forth : state |