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 |
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| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| blackball | to vote against |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |