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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |