GRE Word List

QUENCH

put out

The meaning of the word quench is put out.

Random words

WordMeaning
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
headlongheadfirst
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
gazettenewspaper
plumagethe feathers of a bird
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
demurereserved