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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| nourishment | food |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |