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 |
|---|---|
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| residual | remainder |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |