GRE Word List
NEBULOUS
of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
The meaning of the word nebulous is of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular.
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| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |