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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |