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 |
|---|---|
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| maroon | a dark red |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |