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
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
bookishof or relating to books
blandsmooth and soothing in manner or quality
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose