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

WordMeaning
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
belaborto attack verbally
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
corollarya proposition (see proposition