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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
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| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |