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 |
|---|---|
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |