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 |
|---|---|
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |