GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |