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 |
|---|---|
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| quarry | game |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |