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 |
|---|---|
| humdrum | monotonous |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |