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 |
|---|---|
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |