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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WordMeaning
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
primethe second of the canonical hours
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
stanchto check or stop the flowing of