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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infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
pore | to gaze intently |
seedy | containing or full of seeds |
centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |