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 |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| antecede | precede |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |