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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fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other