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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
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| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| debut | a first appearance |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |