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.

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ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
documentproof
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
depleteto empty of a principal substance
rubrican authoritative rule
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
franticemotionally out of control
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God