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 |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |