GRE Word List
DOUSE
plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse
The meaning of the word douse is plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implement | put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument |
| ashen | ash-colored; deadly pale |
| forswear | renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
| gadfly | animal-biting fly; irritating person |
| ethnic | relating to races |
| autonomous | self-governing; N. autonomy |
| shimmer | shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N. |
| putrescent | becoming putrid; putrefying |
| taunt | deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N. |
| apotheosis | elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
