GRE Word List
DOUSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word douse is to plunge into water.
Random words
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regicide | a person who kills a king |
scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
hardy | bold |
buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
satiate | filled to satiety |
licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |