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 |
|---|---|
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |