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 |
|---|---|
| feint | something feigned |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |