GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| nexus | connection |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| aver | to declare positively |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |