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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|---|---|
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| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
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| quicksilver | mercury |
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| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |