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 |
|---|---|
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| cue | the letter q |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |