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 |
|---|---|
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| braid | to make from braids |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |