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

WordMeaning
jesta joking or mocking remark
ciliatedpossessing cilia
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
wantonmerciless
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage