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 |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |