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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| courier | messenger |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |