GRE Word List

CANNY

clever

The meaning of the word canny is clever.

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WordMeaning
arcadea long arched building or gallery
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
braggadocioempty boasting