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 |
|---|---|
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |