GRE Word List
CYNOSURE
the northern constellation Ursa Minor
The meaning of the word cynosure is the northern constellation Ursa Minor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| leave-taking | departure |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |