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 |
|---|---|
| dolt | a stupid person |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| paradigm | example |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| fuddle | booze |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| outmoded | not being in style |