GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| trance | stupor |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |