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 |
|---|---|
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |