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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| residual | remainder |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |