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

WordMeaning
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing