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 |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |