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 |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |