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 |
|---|---|
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
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| inebriate | one who is drunk |