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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ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
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