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 |
|---|---|
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| hubbub | noise |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |