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 |
|---|---|
| quench | put out |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |