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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| pending | during |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| haggard | not tamed |