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
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
overweeningarrogant
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry