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 |
|---|---|
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |