GRE Word List

QUENCH

put out

The meaning of the word quench is put out.

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WordMeaning
withholdto hold back from action : check
pulchritudephysical comeliness
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral