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 |
|---|---|
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| sophist | philosopher |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |