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 |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| hortatory | hortative |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |