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 |
|---|---|
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| syllogism | a 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") |