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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WordMeaning
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
shama trick that deludes : hoax
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
corollarya proposition (see proposition