GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |