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 |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| nourish | nurture |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| impinge | encroach |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |