GRE Word List
ECLIPTIC
of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
The meaning of the word ecliptic is of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |