GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |