GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| spoof | deceive |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
