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 |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |