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
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
depleteto empty of a principal substance
slaughterthe act of killing
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch