GRE Word List

DOWSE

to plunge into water

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

Random words

WordMeaning
allureto entice by charm or attraction
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
betokento typify beforehand : presage
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way