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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| obscure | dark |