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

WordMeaning
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
sanguinarybloodthirsty
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness