GRE Word List

POTABLE

suitable for drinking

The meaning of the word potable is suitable for drinking.

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simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
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discourseverbal interchange of ideas
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ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding