GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| bauble | trinket |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |