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 |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| modish | fashionable |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |