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 |
|---|---|
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| arid | excessively dry |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |