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 |
|---|---|
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |