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 |
|---|---|
| conflagration | fire |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| mortician | undertaker |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
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