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 |
|---|---|
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| fiend | devil |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |