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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| pitfall | trap |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
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| pudding | blood sausage |
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| postulate | demand |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |