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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| mortician | undertaker |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |