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

WordMeaning
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
aridexcessively dry
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
resignrelegate
prosodythe study of versification
intersticea space that intervenes between things
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly