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 |
|---|---|
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| irate | roused to ire |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| dire | exciting horror |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |