GRE Word List

SLY

wise in practical affairs

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

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WordMeaning
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
rigto fit out with rigging
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter