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 |
|---|---|
| impoverish | to make poor |
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| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
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| grouch | a fit of bad temper |