GRE Word List
CANNY
clever
The meaning of the word canny is clever.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| leery | suspicious |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |