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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| shack | hut |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |