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 |
|---|---|
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |