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
unassumingnot assuming : modest
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
interloperone that interlopes: such as
droopto hang or incline downward
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing