GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| lode | waterway |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| whittle | a large knife |
| score | twenty |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |