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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |