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 |
|---|---|
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |