GRE Word List
FATHOM
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
The meaning of the word fathom is a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbue | endow |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| exude | to ooze out |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |