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
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
affinityrelationship by marriage
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
legenda story coming down from the past