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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WordMeaning
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
compulsivehaving power to compel
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
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