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 |
|---|---|
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |