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

WordMeaning
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
minusculevery small
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
motleyvariegated in color
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly