GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |