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 |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| imbue | endow |
| schism | division |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |