GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |