GRE Word List
SUBMERGE
to put under water
The meaning of the word submerge is to put under water.
Random words
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forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |