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 |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| viand | an item of food |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |