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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |