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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |