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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |