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
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically