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 |
|---|---|
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| mischance | bad luck |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |