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 |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| nomenclature | name |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| lout | to bow in respect |