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 |
|---|---|
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| monotony | tedious sameness |