GRE Word List
QUENCH
put out
The meaning of the word quench is put out.
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|---|---|
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| verge | brink |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |