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 |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| reverie | daydream |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |