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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |