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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| determinate | having defined limits |