GRE Word List

SQUASH

to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush

The meaning of the word squash is to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush.

Random words

WordMeaning
quenchput out
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
affectedartificial; pretended
reprisea musical repetition:
didacticdesigned or intended to teach