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 |
|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |