GRE Word List
OBVIATE
to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
The meaning of the word obviate is to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
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| microcosm | a little world |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| stilted | pompous |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| grotto | cave |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |