GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |