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 |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |