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 |
|---|---|
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| mortician | undertaker |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| onus | burden |