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 |
|---|---|
| fell | skin |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| noisome | noxious |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |