GRE Word List

PERMEABLE

capable of being permeated : penetrable

The meaning of the word permeable is capable of being permeated : penetrable.

Random words

WordMeaning
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
biennialoccurring every two years
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
suppliantsupplicant
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
peerlessmatchless
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
itineranttraveling from place to place