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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
