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 |
|---|---|
| premonitory | giving warning |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| categorical | absolute |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |