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 |
|---|---|
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| stench | stink |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |