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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| hallowed | holy |