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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| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |