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 |
|---|---|
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |