GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |