GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |