GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |