GRE Word List
CANTATA
story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
The meaning of the word cantata is story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metrical | metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer |
| amalgamate | (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
| rejoinder | reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply |
| decollete | (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. decolletage: low neckline (on a dress) |
| misgivings | doubts |
| forthright | straightforward; direct; frank |
| humus | substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |
| commemorative | remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp |
| sophist | teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument |
