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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| apoplexy | stroke |