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 |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| clip | encompass |