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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| conflagration | fire |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |