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 |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |