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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| finery | ornament |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |