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 |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| courier | messenger |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| residual | remainder |