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 |
|---|---|
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |