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 |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| faculty | ability |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |