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
veerto change direction or course
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
siblingsib
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
reprisala retaliatory act
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law