GRE Word List
CYNOSURE
the northern constellation Ursa Minor
The meaning of the word cynosure is the northern constellation Ursa Minor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| pitfall | trap |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| gnarl | snarl |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |