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 |
|---|---|
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| historic | historical |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| encompass | include |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| guileless | innocent |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |