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 |
|---|---|
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |