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 |
|---|---|
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |