GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
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| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
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