GRE vocabulary
Occultation
The act of hiding or the state of being hidden, especially an astronomical event in which one celestial body conceals another by passing in front of it.
Example
"Astronomers eagerly awaited the rare occultation of Mars by the Moon, a celestial event not seen for decades."
Etymology
From Latin 'occultatio', from 'occultare' 'to hide'.
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