GRE Word List

DOWSE

to plunge into water

The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.

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WordMeaning
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
deputizeto appoint as deputy
ravenousrapacious
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone