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 |
|---|---|
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| license | permission to act |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |