GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| niggle | trifle |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |