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 |
|---|---|
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| apprehend | arrest |