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 |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| pitfall | trap |
| brawny | muscular |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |