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 |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| stench | stink |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |