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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rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
disingenuouslacking in candor
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
sciondescendant
rama male sheep
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place