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 |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |