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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |