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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| scintilla | spark |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |