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 |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |