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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selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
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munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation