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

WordMeaning
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
privyprivate
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
irksometending to irk : tedious
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight