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 |
|---|---|
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |