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 |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| canny | clever |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |