GRE Word List
OCCLUDE
to close up or block off : obstruct
The meaning of the word occlude is to close up or block off : obstruct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
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| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |