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 |
|---|---|
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |