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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
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| raspy | harsh |