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 |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |