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 |
|---|---|
| desperate | having lost hope |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |