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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| reckon | count |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| mendicant | beggar |
| scotch | scottish |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |