GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| hardy | bold |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |