GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| calorific | caloric |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| wry | twist |
| mendicant | beggar |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |