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 |
|---|---|
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| welter | writhe |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |