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 |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |