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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WordMeaning
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
irremediablenot remediable
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
snivelto run at the nose
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")