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 |
|---|---|
| nourishment | food |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |