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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |