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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
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| calculated | apt |
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| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |