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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| harass | exhaust |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |