GRE Word List
QUAFF
to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
The meaning of the word quaff is to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| convention | agreement |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| regime | regimen |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |