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 |
|---|---|
| drivel | nonsense |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| mulct | fine |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |