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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
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| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| demure | reserved |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
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