GRE Word List
PERMEABLE
capable of being permeated : penetrable
The meaning of the word permeable is capable of being permeated : penetrable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| groom | bridegroom |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |