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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
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| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
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| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |