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 |
|---|---|
| gnome | maxim |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |