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 |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| random | a haphazard course |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |