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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |