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 |
|---|---|
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |