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 |
|---|---|
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| retrench | cut down |
| convention | agreement |
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| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
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