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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |