GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| stench | stink |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |