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 |
|---|---|
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| throes | pang |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |