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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| portly | dignified |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |