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.

Random words

WordMeaning
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous