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
tribunala court or forum of justice
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
foppishfoolish
gorgea narrow passage through land