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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| forebears | ancestor |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| clip | encompass |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |