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 |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| lode | waterway |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |