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 |
|---|---|
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| bulk | magnitude |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |