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 |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| oversee | survey |
| purported | reputed |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |