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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |