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 |
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| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
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