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 |
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| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |