GRE Word List
ECLIPSE
the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
The meaning of the word eclipse is the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another.
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| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |