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 |
|---|---|
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |