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 |
|---|---|
| unkempt | not combed |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |