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 |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |