GRE Word List
CANNY
clever
The meaning of the word canny is clever.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |