GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |