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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tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
forlornbereft
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
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