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

WordMeaning
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind