GRE Word List
PREEMPT
to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
The meaning of the word preempt is to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption.
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|---|---|
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| overweening | arrogant |
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| boor | peasant |
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| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
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| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
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| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |