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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
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| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |