GRE Word List

QUENCH

put out

The meaning of the word quench is put out.

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spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
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enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
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detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody