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 |
|---|---|
| nurture | training |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |