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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |