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 |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |