GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |