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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |