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 |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
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| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |