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 |
|---|---|
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |