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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| forlorn | bereft |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |