GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |