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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| fauna | animal life |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |