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 |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| dint | force |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |