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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WordMeaning
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
judiciarya system of courts of law
conveyancethe action of conveying
modishfashionable
savanta person of learning
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased