GRE Word List

CANTATA

a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment

The meaning of the word cantata is a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment.

Random words

WordMeaning
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
hovelan open shed or shelter
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
biennialoccurring every two years
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
disquietudeanxiety
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence