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 |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |