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 |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |