GRE Word List
DOWSE
to plunge into water
The meaning of the word dowse is to plunge into water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |