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 |
|---|---|
| retract | to draw back or in |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |