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 |
|---|---|
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| cursive | running |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| whimsy | whim |