Multiple choice softskills leadership douse plunge into water or liquid spoken or written in secret small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying) Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation To douse means to plunge something into liquid or pour liquid over it, especially to extinguish fire. Option A correctly defines this action. Secret speech is sotto voce, a secret group is a cabal, and shriveling is withering.