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 |
|---|---|
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
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| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
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