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 |
|---|---|
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |