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 |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |