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 |
|---|---|
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| scion | descendant |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |