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
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
ancillarysubordinate
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless