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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| environ | encircle |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |