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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divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
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impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
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