GRE Word List

CANNY

clever

The meaning of the word canny is clever.

Random words

WordMeaning
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
deferput off
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
carefreefree from care: such as
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze