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.

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WordMeaning
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
unearthlynot earthly: such as
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved