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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ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
precipitantprecipitate
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abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
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