intermediate vs passable

intermediate

adj
  • Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range. 

verb
  • To mediate, to be an intermediate. 

  • To arrange, in the manner of a broker. 

noun
  • Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product. 

  • An intermediary. 

  • Anything in an intermediate position. 

passable

adj
  • That may be passed or traversed. 

  • able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging. 

  • Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory. 

How often have the words intermediate and passable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )