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
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
billowingwave
desiccateto dry up
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
compriseto be made up of
raga waste piece of cloth
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness