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
promptto move to action : incite
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
capsizeto cause to overturn
lopsidedleaning to one side
quizzicalcomically quaint
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
piscatorialpiscatory
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck