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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |