GRE Word List
CANT
the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
The meaning of the word cant is the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |