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 |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| implode | to burst inward |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| skiff | any of various small boats |