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 |
|---|---|
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| agape | wide open : gaping |