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.

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WordMeaning
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
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reckoncount
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
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mendicantbeggar
scotchscottish
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize