GRE Word List
NOVA
a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
The meaning of the word nova is a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |