GRE Word List
CANTO
one of the major divisions of a long poem
The meaning of the word canto is one of the major divisions of a long poem.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |