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 |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| nexus | connection |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |