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 |
|---|---|
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |