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 |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| extant | currently or actually existing |