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 |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
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| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| sublimate | sublime |
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