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 |
|---|---|
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
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| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |