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 |
|---|---|
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |