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 |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| impinge | encroach |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| 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 |