GRE Word List
POTABLE
suitable for drinking
The meaning of the word potable is suitable for drinking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| facade | the front of a building |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| chafe | irritate |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |