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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| extant | currently or actually existing |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
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| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
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