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 |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| dys- | abnormal |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
