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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |