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 |
|---|---|
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| spate | freshet |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |