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
trappingsoutward signs
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
amphibianan amphibious organism
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
perforateto make a hole through