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 |
|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| bauble | trinket |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |