GRE Word List
QUASH
crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court
The meaning of the word quash is crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prefatory | introductory; of a preface |
| drama | prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation |
| dissemble | disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |
| lubricate | apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction |
| detonation | explosion |
| stilted | bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal |
| rustle | make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together |
| licentious | amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
| unscathed | unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed |
