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
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
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residualremainder
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
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lumberto move ponderously
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
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