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 |
|---|---|
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |