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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WordMeaning
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
thronga multitude of assembled persons
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
litheeasily bent or flexed
mimicryan instance of mimicking
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different