GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |