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 |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| fluke | flatfish |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |