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
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
predecessorone that precedes
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
amphibianan amphibious organism
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot