GRE Word List
OCCULT
to shut off from view or exposure : cover
The meaning of the word occult is to shut off from view or exposure : cover.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |