GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
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|---|---|
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |