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.
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|---|---|
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| lout | to bow in respect |
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| giddy | dizzy |
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| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
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| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
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