GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
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| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |