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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WordMeaning
raimentclothing
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
balma balsamic (see balsamic
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
prongfork
afterlifean existence after death
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical