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

WordMeaning
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
effluviuman invisible emanation
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
inequityinjustice
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")