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 |
|---|---|
| effete | no longer fertile |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| regime | regimen |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |