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 |
|---|---|
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| junket | trip |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |