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 |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| paltry | inferior |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| hap | happening |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |