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

WordMeaning
gapeto open the mouth wide
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
sparseof few and scattered elements
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
deviouswandering
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support