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 |
|---|---|
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
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| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
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| amity | friendship |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |