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.

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WordMeaning
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
abateto decrease in force or intensity
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze