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.

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annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
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contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
deliriuman acute (see acute
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
reverberatereflect
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
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