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 |
|---|---|
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| fluke | flatfish |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| guileless | innocent |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |