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 |
|---|---|
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| demented | mad |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |