GRE Word List

QUENCH

put out

The meaning of the word quench is put out.

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WordMeaning
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion