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
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
founderone that founds or establishes
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
emulateto strive to equal or excel