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 |
|---|---|
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| motley | variegated in color |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |