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 |
|---|---|
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| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
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