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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |