GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antiquity | ancient times |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| pliant | pliable |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |