GRE Word List
PREEMPT
prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive
The meaning of the word preempt is prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
| supple | flexible; limber; pliant |
| submissive | willing to obey orders; yielding; timid |
| winnow | sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind |
| pinnacle | peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame |
| servile | slavish; cringing; N. servility |
| incinerate | burn to ashes |
| welter | wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood. |
| apparition | ghost; phantom |
| artifice | deception; trickery |