GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |