GRE Word List

NAVIGABLE

deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships

The meaning of the word navigable is deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships.

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undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
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abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
husbanda male partner in a marriage
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt