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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| apprehend | arrest |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |