GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |