GRE Word List
PRECLUDE
to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
The meaning of the word preclude is to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| violate | break |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| postulate | demand |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |