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 |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |