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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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid