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 |
|---|---|
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| emanate | to come out from a source |