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 |
|---|---|
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| amity | friendship |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |