GRE Word List
CANNY
clever
The meaning of the word canny is clever.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| trappings | outward signs |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| victuals | food usable by people |