GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |