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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| writ | something written : writing |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |