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 |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| junket | trip |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |