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 |
|---|---|
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| forlorn | bereft |