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 |
|---|---|
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |