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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| welter | writhe |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| forte | one's strong point |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |