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 |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
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| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| drivel | nonsense |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |