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 |
|---|---|
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| trample | tramp |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |