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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| lode | waterway |
| pilfer | steal |