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 |
|---|---|
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |