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 |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |