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 |
|---|---|
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| defalcate | deduct |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
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| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |