GRE Word List
CANNY
clever
The meaning of the word canny is clever.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |