GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| retract | to draw back or in |