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 |
|---|---|
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| 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) |