GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| implode | to burst inward |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| diadem | crown |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |