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 |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| collate | to compare critically |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |