GRE Word List
QUENCH
assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress
The meaning of the word quench is assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glow | shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |
| balm | something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees |
| rider | amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| ruthless | pitiless; merciless; cruel |
| tempestuous | stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm |
| vertigo | severe dizziness; giddiness |
| orgy | wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping |
| goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
