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 |
|---|---|
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| noisome | noxious |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| veracious | truthful |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |