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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| sophist | philosopher |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| invalid | not valid: |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |