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.

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WordMeaning
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
transpireto take place : go on
repudiateto refuse to accept
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
perforateto make a hole through
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious