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 |
|---|---|
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| veracious | truthful |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
