GRE Word List
NAVIGABLE
(of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered
The meaning of the word navigable is (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered.
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| draconian | extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician |
| libido | psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire |
| clout | great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| penetrate | enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand |
| unruly | disobedient; lawless; difficult to control |
| mute | silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of |
| centaur | mythical figure, half man and half horse |
| luxuriate | take pleasure in great comfort |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |