GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| growl | rumble |
| convention | agreement |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| boor | peasant |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |