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 |
|---|---|
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |