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 |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| kismet | fate |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |