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 |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |