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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| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |