GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallowed | holy |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |