GRE Word List

CANNY

clever

The meaning of the word canny is clever.

Random words

WordMeaning
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant