GRE Word List
CYNOSURE
the northern constellation Ursa Minor
The meaning of the word cynosure is the northern constellation Ursa Minor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |