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
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
inopportuneinconvenient
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
antithesisthe direct opposite
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals