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 |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| reverie | daydream |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
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| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |