GRE Word List

CANNY

clever

The meaning of the word canny is clever.

Random words

WordMeaning
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
significanthaving meaning
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)