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 |
|---|---|
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| calorific | caloric |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |