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 |
|---|---|
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |