GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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purge | to clear of guilt |
defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
countenance | look |
treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
patent | open to public inspection |
mischance | bad luck |
redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |