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 |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| canny | clever |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |