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.

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supersedeto cause to be set aside
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stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve