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.

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WordMeaning
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
abnegationdenial
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
deploreto feel or express grief for
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily