GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |