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 |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| mystic | mystical |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |