GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
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|---|---|
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| warranted | sanction |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |