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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WordMeaning
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive