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 |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| document | proof |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |