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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
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| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| puerile | juvenile |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |