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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WordMeaning
itineranttraveling from place to place
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future