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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|---|---|
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| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
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| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
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| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |