GRE Word List
CANNY
clever
The meaning of the word canny is clever.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |