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 |
|---|---|
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| imply | to express indirectly |