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.

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manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
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abjureto renounce upon oath
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