GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| countenance | look |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |