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 |
|---|---|
| pugilist | fighter |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |