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 |
|---|---|
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
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