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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| overweening | arrogant |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |