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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|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
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| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
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