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 |
|---|---|
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |