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 |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |