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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buoyanthaving buoyancy
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
nutritiousnourishing
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strewto spread by scattering
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
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