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.

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WordMeaning
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
satiatefilled to satiety
ingratean ungrateful person
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
maverickan unbranded range animal
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic