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 |
|---|---|
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |