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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| lunar | crescent |
| nurture | training |
| billow | wave |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| extant | currently or actually existing |