GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pundit | pandit |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| encompass | include |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |