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 |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |