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 |
|---|---|
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
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| purse | a small bag for money |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| flounder | flatfish |
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| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |