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 |
|---|---|
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| bulk | magnitude |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |