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.

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WordMeaning
cessiona yielding to another : concession
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice