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 |
|---|---|
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |