GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| apprehend | arrest |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |