GRE Word List

CANNY

clever

The meaning of the word canny is clever.

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WordMeaning
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
reeksmoke
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
juncturea point of time
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
miragean optical (see optical