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 |
|---|---|
| quench | put out |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |