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
rightfuljust
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle