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 |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| hubbub | noise |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |