GRE Word List
CANNY
clever
The meaning of the word canny is clever.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
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| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |