GRE Word List
CYNOSURE
the northern constellation Ursa Minor
The meaning of the word cynosure is the northern constellation Ursa Minor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| cohorts | companion |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| forte | one's strong point |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |