GRE Word List
CANNY
clever
The meaning of the word canny is clever.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |