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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
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| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
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| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |