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 |
|---|---|
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |