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 |
|---|---|
| sophist | philosopher |
| append | attach |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |