GRE Word List
QUASH
to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
The meaning of the word quash is to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |