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 |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| stench | stink |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |