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 |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |