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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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
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