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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| mulct | fine |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
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