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
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sanguinarybloodthirsty
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
disconsolatecheerless
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
founderone that founds or establishes
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively