GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| slake | subside |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |