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
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
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temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
smudgeto make a smudge on
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
interloperone that interlopes: such as
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate