GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |