GRE Word List
NEBULA
any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
The meaning of the word nebula is any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| progeny | descendants |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |