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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| render | to melt down |
| charlatan | quack |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |