GRE Word List

VIABLE

capable of living

The meaning of the word viable is capable of living.

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carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity