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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eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
incarcerateto put in prison
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confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point