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 |
|---|---|
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| giddy | dizzy |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |