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Miscellaneous words

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probative
jobbery
ostensible
fane
arable

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Words related to politics and elections

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PRONUNCIATION:

(AR-uh-buhl)

MEANING:

adjective: Suitable for farming.
noun: Land that’s suitable for farming.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin arare (to plow). Earliest documented use: 1400.

USAGE:

“A diet based on plants uses a sixth the arable land as a diet based on meat, poultry, and dairy.”
David Macfarlane; Are Vegans Right?; The United Church Observer (Toronto, Canada); May 2016.

See more usage examples of arable in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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