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 |
|---|---|
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |