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.

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WordMeaning
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
misadventuremisfortune
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration