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
ramificationbranch
monotonytedious sameness
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
representationalone that represents: such as
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)